James Rodriguez & Daniela Ospina: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

There aren’t many players (if any) who’ve seen their career shoot to the moon like Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez over the last two years. Rodriguez, 24, is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world and is a superstar in his native Colombia.

He began playing professional soccer at 15 with hometown club Envigazdo before moving on to Argentina and then Europe with Porto and Monaco.

Rodriguez is also a family man, having been married to fellow Colombian Daniela Ospina for several years.

Here’s what you need to know about the couple.

1. They Met Through Daniela’s Brother, Arsenal’s David Ospina

(Instagram: @daniela_ospina5)

Daniela, 23, is the younger sibling of Arsenal goalie David Ospina. Ospina spent more than a half decade in France with Nice before Arsenal snapped him up last season. David, 27, has been capped more than 50 times by Colombia.

The Ospinas are from Medellin, one of the largest cities in the country. It’s unclear how they initially crossed paths, Daniela and James were introduced to one another by David in 2008, and began dating son after.

She made her debut in January, 2015 with Real Madrid, and has been on the roster since.

Like Rodriguez, Ospina sported a No. 10 jersey.

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